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FBI Notes Show Emanuel Push for Madigan Senate Appointment
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- Fox News obtained FBI interview notes of President-elect Barack Obama and chief of staff Rahm Emanuel on the Senate appointment.
- Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich said he planned to appoint Attorney General Lisa Madigan to the Senate.
- Emanuel’s notes show he contacted Blagojevich chief of staff John Harris to promote Madigan’s appointment.
- FBI notes record Obama’s Dec. 18, 2009 interview and Emanuel’s Dec. 20, 2009 interview after Blagojevich’s arrest.